[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 207 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 207

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a land exchange 
 involving the Cleveland National Forest, California, and to require a 
    boundary adjustment for the national forest to reflect the land 
                   exchange, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 4, 1995

   Mr. Cox introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                         Committee on Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a land exchange 
 involving the Cleveland National Forest, California, and to require a 
    boundary adjustment for the national forest to reflect the land 
                   exchange, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Cleveland National Forest Land 
Exchange Act of 1995''.

SEC. 2. LAND EXCHANGE, CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Conveyance by the Secretary of Agriculture.--
            (1) Conveyance.--In exchange for the conveyance described 
        in subsection (b), Secretary of Agriculture the Secretary shall 
        convey to the Orange County Council of the Boy Scouts of 
        America all right, title, and interest of the United States to 
        the approximately 43-acre parcel of land described in paragraph 
        (2) located in the Cleveland National Forest. The parcel 
        conveyed by the Secretary shall be subject to valid existing 
        rights and to any easements that the Secretary considers 
        necessary for public and administrative access.
            (2) Description of parcel.--The parcel of land referred to 
        in paragraph (1) consists of the following described portions 
        of Township 9 South, Range 4 East, San Bernardino Meridian, in 
        the unincorporated territory of San Diego County, California:
                    (A) The Southeast \1/4\ of the Northeast \1/4\ of 
                Section 28, excepting therefrom the Westerly 520 feet 
                of the Northwest \1/4\ of the Southeast \1/4\ of the 
                Northeast \1/4\ of such Section 28.
                    (B) The Easterly 150 feet of the Southeast \1/4\ of 
                the Southwest \1/4\ of the Northeast \1/4\ of such 
                Section 28.
                    (C) The Easterly 150 feet of the Northeast \1/4\ of 
                the Northwest \1/4\ of the Southeast \1/4\ of such 
                Section 28.
                    (D) The Southeast \1/4\ of the Northwest \1/4\ of 
                the Southeast \1/4\ of such Section 28.
    (b) Conveyance by the Boy Scouts of America.--
            (1) Conveyance.--In exchange for the conveyance described 
        in subsection (a), the Orange County Council of the Boy Scouts 
        of America shall convey to the Secretary of Agriculture all 
        right, title, and interest to the approximately 94-acre parcel 
        of land described in paragraph (2). The parcel conveyed under 
        this subsection shall be subject to such valid existing rights 
        of record as may be acceptable to the Secretary.
            (2) Description of parcel.--The parcel of land referred to 
        in paragraph (1) is described as follows: the Southerly 94 
        acres of the Westerly \1/2\ of Section 34, Township 9 South, 
        Range 4 East, San Bernardino Meridian, in the unincorporated 
        territory of San Diego County, California.
    (c) Boundary Adjustment.--Upon the completion of the land exchange 
authorized under this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
adjust the boundaries of the Cleveland National Forest to exclude the 
parcel conveyed by the Secretary under subsection (a) and to include 
the parcel obtained by the Secretary under subsection (b).
    (d) Incorporation into Cleveland National Forest.--Upon acceptance 
of title by the Secretary of Agriculture, the parcel obtained by the 
Secretary under subsection (b) shall become part of the Cleveland 
National Forest and shall be subject to all laws applicable to such 
national forest.
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